Inside the Convention Hall arcade yesterday, there was a lot of work
taking place. All of the boarded up spaces and closed doors to the
small bays (which I assume are for retail spaces) have been
completely opened up and gutted, and new wall framing is going up in
all of those spaces. Also a new scaffolding was constructed at the
north entrance. Some of the lights above (the architectural grid
lighting built into the ceiling, not the cheap hanging dome lights)
were turned on and it was a bit brighter in there. Also appeared
that the marquee above the entrance to Convention Hall (the red white
and blue metal sign) was either getting removed or getting work
done.
Outside, some scaffolding was removed on the south entrance and now
there is scaffolding on the north east corner of the upper part of
the Paramount Theatre. They are working on the sidewalk along the
Ocean Avenue side of the Paramount Theatre. There is also a wall
under construction where the parking area is on the north side of the
theatre, about 2 1/2 - 3 feet high, matching the brickwork of the
building.
Looks like they are really working hard to bring this building back
to life in time for spring/summer. Sadly, this could have (and should
have) been done 3 or 4 years ago.
Some other updates:
The new roof on the Carousel House is almost complete.
The second floor of HoJos looks like its done or near done, as there
are now curtains and light fixtures in place.
I just dont understand why they dont start working on finishing the
rest of the pavilion. The building still looks like crap (putting it
nicely) because of the south half still waiting for some help. I
dont care how many paint jobs or retailers that part of the pavilion
gets, it wont look good until the rest of the building (the
bandshell) is finished. I cant understand why this is being
neglected. It cant possibly take too long to rebuild those ramps and
get the exterior in shape (I dont know whether the paint can be
removed and the old brick exposed, or if it needs to be completely
redone... neither would take more than a couple of months). I'm sure
I'm not the only one who feels that way. Anyone have any information
on this project and why it hasnt moved forward?
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